The Ultimate Survival Kit - YOUR MIND.  Thought ?  Who gets into survival situations with a fully stocked survival kit???  Most of the time stuff happens unexpectedly and you will most likely not have your survival kit with you. You might not be prepared except mentally. 

Of all the survival gear out there, there's One Item that will save your life above all. One Item, a Personal Locator.  You have a 911 Button or you can send a Message via Satellite to friends to come get you or bring you things and they will Know where you are..  This WILL get you Food, Warmth, Shelter, Medical help, Evacuation, and another year of paying taxes.

SPOT - Personal Locators 

Note: Some states do not have FREE Search and Rescue.  This can get expensive up into several hundred thousand dollars depending on how long and what equipment they have to use to find you dead or alive no discounts. They will bill you or the estate or your surviving family.

Survival Gear 

With what's going on in Japan, you might give some thought as to how you would deal with other types of disaster here on this continent.  There are just to many warnings around the world and here.  Get a back up plan - it's not just for campers or outdoor people.